PositiveThe Washington Independent Review of BooksThere are moments when the Bride’s cynicism, sarcasm, and narcissism make her almost unbearable, yet she remains relatable and real. Her negative coping mechanisms provide an ugly authenticity to her character and are somewhat balanced out by her overactive, dark sense of humor ... Bertino manages to tackle several important and relevant issues in Parakeet without preaching to the reader. At the same time, she effectively weaves together complex timelines, dark humor, and sometimes too-strange coincidences into a tale of healing, intimacy, and womanhood.
